Gollum vs SiYuan
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Gollum with
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Compare SiYuan with
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Feature Gollum SiYuan Category Wikis & Documentation Notes & Knowledge Base License MIT AGPL-3.0 Language Ruby TypeScript Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 256 MB 512 MB Deployment binary, docker, source docker, binary, source GitHub stars ★ 14,308 ★ 45,670 First released 2010 2020 Replaces Confluence, Notion Notion, Evernote
Why pick each one
Choose Gollum if… Pages are plain files in Git Easy version control Gollum details Choose SiYuan if… Powerful block-based model Works offline and self-hosted SiYuan details
Frequently asked questions Is Gollum or SiYuan better? Neither is universally better. SiYuan has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Gollum and SiYuan free and open-source? Yes. Gollum is licensed under MIT and SiYuan under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Gollum and SiYuan with Docker? Gollum: yes. SiYuan: yes.